MASON, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Democratic Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum appears concerned about voter turnout and submission of absentee ballots, according to a recent newsletter post.

“I want to take a moment to alert you to my concerns about voter turnout and call on you to get out and help,” Byrum writes in the opening line of her newsletter.

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Byrum continues to lament about the number of absentee ballots requested verses the number turned in.

“Based on the number of ballots requested, I do not see us on a path towards overwhelming democratic turnout,” Byrum writes. “This feels like 2016, when Democrats did not turn out to vote because they thought the win was in the bag.”

The entire newsletter can be read here. 

Although clerks in Michigan run with an “R” or a “D” after their name, the job involves bipartisan duties.

County clerks in Michigan’s 83 counties are considered the chief election officials of the county. They oversee all national, state, local and school elections, In addition, they are responsible for the administration of the Michigan Campaign Finance Reporting Act.

Byrum’s newsletter follows a long line of posts and tweets that appear to align with talking points of the Democrat party, and people are taking notice.

 

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GOP Co-chair Meshawn Maddock said on Facebook, “Is it just me or should our clerks not be overt political activists for a political party? Tell Barb to shut up and do her job and just LOSE. Democrats are about to LOSE.” Maddock also tweeted a similar response.

 

 

Barb Byrum is the daughter of Diane Byrum, former state representative and state senator. The elder Byrum is also a current Michigan State University Board of Trustee chair.

More than 1.6 million Michiganders have submitted absentee ballots, and roughly 400,000 have already been turned in.

The general election is November 8.